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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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